We begin our periodic TIME SENSITIVE MATERIAL! podcasts as a public service, giving listeners the benefit of up-to-the-minute information from our hand-picked stable of unimpeachable sources. Today, San Antonio-based journalist Ari Tempkin offers the latest developments in the strange, improbable story of the Spurs' Kawhi Leonard.

Episode 4: TIME-SENSITIVE MATERIAL! OPEN AND READ IMMEDIATELY!

It’s France vs. The Croatian Nation in the finals of The World Cup. Soccer expert Kit McConnico weighs in just minutes after the semifinals. Definitely some global need-to-know.

Episode 5: TIME-SENSITIVE MATERIAL! OPEN AND READ IMMEDIATELY!

I'm intrigued by the concept of a robotic strike zone, but I also remember back in 2001 the HAL 9000 computer wiped out an entire crew and then sang "Bicycle Built for Two.". Would an automated strike zone help baseball? Our technology expert Chris Coleman and I peer into the future.

Episode 6: Should the MLB have an automated strike zone?

...wherein I require my talented producer (and fledgling screenwriter) Dylan Fry to explain the anticipated big moves before Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline as if he was pitching a movie.

Episode 7: TIME SENSITIVE MATERIAL—OPEN AND READ IMMEDIATELY

This podcast is being released on August 7, the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Mortain.  Frank Denius, who died on July 29th at the age of 93, was there.  I knew Frank since the mid-1980s, but working with him on a documentary about Mortain and WW II was an eye-opening experience, to say the least.  I learned about valor and cowardice, and regionalism and prejudice, and I came to realize why Frank Denius was--and is--so beloved by so many people, whether they're 90 or 19.

Episode 8: Remembering Frank Denius

First and foremost, Monte Williams is a compelling storyteller--in Hollywood, in Texas politics, and in the world of sports. Williams was hired by the Peabody Award-winning radio station KNOW-AM in Austin, where he covered state and local politics, the Austin music scene, and UT Longhorns & national sports. 

After serving as a press secretary for such Texas legends as Bob Bullock, Jake Pickle and Ann Richards, , Williams co-authored a TV pilot which was the inspiration for the sitcom Spin City. At the same time, he was hired by Steven Spielberg as an executive story editor for the ABC drama High Incident. Williams has also worked for NBC, CBS, and USA networks, and is a member of the Writers' Guild of America. 

Locally, Williams has produced podcasts for Central Health and Texas Monthly, and is a frequent guest host for 104.9 FM The Horn, the flagship station of the University of Texas Longhorns. Williams was also named as one of the "25 Funniest People in Austin" by the Austin American Statesman. Not that it matters. 

You can follow him on Twitter @montewilliams.

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